Effective March 24: Kolbo's store is closed to the public due to Massachusetts state mandate. We are currently processing web orders with free shipping for orders of $75 or more. Phone orders and daily safe handoffs at the store can be initiated at info@kolbo.com by leaving your name and number. We are actively checking info@kolbo.com. Thank you for supporting Kolbo! Be well & stay safe.

Effective March 24: Kolbo's store is closed to the public due to Massachusetts state mandate. We are currently processing web orders with free shipping for orders of $75 or more. Phone orders and daily safe handoffs at the store can be initiated at info@kolbo.com by leaving your name and number. We are actively checking info@kolbo.com. Thank you for supporting Kolbo! Be well & stay safe.

Our customers often ask us how to remove wax from the Shabbat candlestick sets and menorahs they choose from our gallery. After lots of trial and error, we have recently compiled a few quick and simple ways to tackle this job.

Coming to the end of December (and Kislev), the Festival of Lights looms brightly in the corners of our eyes. The moon wanes in the sky, we dig our menorahs out of storage—or perhaps purchase one for the first time—

As the warm weather recedes and is replaced by quintessential fall days, early sunsets and frosty mornings, many of us feel a sense of loss. We are already nostalgic for those long summer afternoons, the barbeque heating up and the sound of kids’ voices as they chase each other along the beach. American culture’s answer to this seasonal despondency is potatoes. A lot of potatoes, preferably served next to a lovely roast turkey and cranberry crumble. Comfort food, expressing gratitude, and getting cozy together as the winter approaches are wonderful antidotes to the sadness of saying goodbye to summer.

Autumn is nearly here, and with that, the holiday season is upon us. We mean apple season, of course. Just kidding (mostly)! But Rosh Hashanah and apples do go hand in hand: During the Jewish New Year, we dip apples